Pageants

Meet your new Miss Chrysanthemum representatives

by MIKE CHAIKEN A new Miss Chrysanthemum and Junior Miss Chrysanthemum were crowned Friday, Sept. 26 in Bristol, Conn. Inside…

2 weeks ago

NYFW: House of Olga plays with tradition

by MIKE CHAIKEN House of Olga offered up a New York Fashion Week (NYFW) collection that played with androgyny as…

1 month ago

Miss Connecticut’s Teen shows her talent at nationals

by MIKE CHAIKEN Miss Connecticut's Teen Haylee Patton was able to present her talent case to the judges at the…

1 month ago

Miss Bikini US: Kaleya performs her morning stretch

by MIKE CHAIKEN Kaleya Blake, who was competing as Miss Bikini Golden Alchemy Model at Miss Bikini US, stretches toward…

1 month ago

Miss Bikini US: Olivia makes it count

by MIKE CHAIKEN For this fashion editorial, a storm was moving in quickly on South Beach, Florida; the waves were…

1 month ago

Miss Connecticut’s Teen wardrobe, well some of it, can now be revealed

by MIKE CHAIKEN When Miss Connecticut’s Teen Haylee Patton held her send-off party for Miss America’s Teen in Watertown, her…

1 month ago

Manente wins Elite Culture Galaxy title

by MIKE CHAIKEN Connecticut's Debbie Manente recently won the title Elite Culture Galaxy. She speaks about the title and why…

2 months ago

Pageant debut: KLD Diamond Showcase awards first title

by MIKE CHAIKEN Michele Gilot-Torres found herself as the first-winner ever of a new Connecticut pageant: KLD Diamond Showcase. First…

2 months ago

Mrs. America: Rasa Djiounas ready to represent Connecticut

by MIKE CHAIKEN Rasa Djiounas is the current Mrs. Connecticut America. She traveled to Las Vegas on Aug. 20 for…

2 months ago

Amanda Simmons wins Miss Connecticut crown for NAM

by MIKE CHAIKEN Budding newscaster Amanda Simmons made her (more or less) pageant debut at this year's National American Miss…

2 months ago